Curiosidades

Loosely based on the true story of Frances Toto and her four unsuccessful attempts to kill her cheating husband, Anthony Toto, in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1984. Anthony spent four days in bed after being drugged and shot by Frances and her friends; who spent four years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. The Turner Classic Movies website states that this movie's "story was inspired by events in the lives of Anthony and Frances Toto and Barry Giacobe."

Dame Joan Plowright's husband, Sir Laurence Olivier died shortly before filming ended. When told he was deathly ill, she filmed her remaining scenes in one day and flew back to England.

First time co-starring for River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, who forged a strong friendship the previous year when Reeves was making O Tiro que não Saiu pela Culatra (1989), in which he played alongside Phoenix's off-screen girlfriend Martha Plimpton and his younger brother Joaquin Phoenix. Reeves and Phoenix began talks with Gus Van Sant during filming and subsequently starred in Garotos de Programa (1991). Reeves and Heather Graham would also reunite in Gus Van Sant's Até as Vaqueiras Ficam Tristes (1993), which starred River's sister Rain and was dedicated to River.

Following the completion of location work, the company returned to Hollywood to film the interior of the Boca household and smaller sets on soundstages at Raleigh Studios. The home decorating in the Boca household, as envisioned by Lilly Kilvert, reflects Rosalie Boca's (Tracey Ullman's) state of mind. Kilvert said: "Rosalie did not have a plan, nothing quite fits together. She's so busy trying not to see what's actually happening in her life, that her projects don't work out. The tilting teacup wallpaper in her kitchen is like a metaphor for Rosalie, she's piling up all these teacups, hoping that they won't fall over."

Kevin Kline requested that his wife, Phoebe Cates, take a small role in this movie. She appeared in the bar/disco scene as the girl Joey picks up at the bar. She did this as a cameo and as a favor to her husband. She was also filming Um Sonho Chamado Fred (1991) at the time of her cameo, which is why her hair looked the same in both movies.

Phoebe Cates: Uncredited, as the girl Joey picks up at the disco. Joey is played by Kevin Kline, who is married to Cates in real life.

John Kostmayer: The screenwriter as Benny, a customer at Joey's Pizza.

Heather Graham: As Bridget in one of her early screen bit roles.

Lawrence Kasdan: Uncredited, as Devo's (River Phoenix's) Lawyer.